Author: Mike Wendlandt

A lifetime baseball fan who can't go a week without being around the game, Mike is an avid student of baseball history as well as a professional broadcaster covering prep sports in Central Wisconsin. You can find all his takes on sports @MikeWendlandt.

Defense

Over the past two weeks, the Brewers concluded a ten day road trip through the National League East. They then undertook seven day homestand against the same division. It produced mixed results, but ultimately a winning record and the best 40-game start to a season in team history. With legendary comebacks, dominant pitching performances, and timely hitting from rising stars, the past two weeks showed what this team is capable of. Now to take a look at the games themselves and what we learned from them. THE GAMES Game 30: 10-5 Loss in Cincinnati (19-11) A five run fifth inning…

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Rowdy

After a great couple of weeks for the Milwaukee Brewers including beating up on the worst teams the National League had to offer, it was time to go on the road. With three games against the Reds already cementing a great week, it was time to pay a visit to the defending champions in Atlanta. Here’s how they did. THE GAMES Game 24: 6-3 Win vs Cincinnati (16-8) It was an unbelievable homestand for Willy Adames and Rowdy Tellez. The powerful duo hit home runs at an alarming rate, and this game against Cincinnati just added to their legend. Adames…

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Adames

It was the final week of April and the Milwaukee Brewers had a chance to end the first month of the 2022 season on an extremely high note. They did just that. A five game winning streak to wrap up their third best April in team history cemented their status as contenders. Let’s take a look at those five games, plus a couple of others that weren’t as fun. THE GAMES Game 17: 4-2 Loss vs San Francisco (10-7) Corbin Burnes was dominant, again, but former Giant Trevor Gott struggled against his old club in the loss. Jake Cousins also…

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Eric Lauer vs Philly

The Brewers built off a strong week of baseball against the Birds by taking on the state of Pennsylvania in six contests. They started the week in style against the Pirates from American Family Field before heading to the city of Brotherly Love to face the Phillies. Let’s take a look at how they did. THE GAMES GAME 11: 6-1 Win vs Pittsburgh (6-5) Christian Yelich, at least for one night, looked like the Christian Yelich of 2018 and 2019, going 2-4 with a Grand Slam in the fourth inning to key a win. The team only mustered six hits,…

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Milwaukee Brewers, Brewers News, Brewers Spring Training, Aaron Ashby

After a weekend of wind, rain, and Cubs sorcery, the Brewers took to the skies to play their first full week of the 2022 season. They first took the trip to Baltimore where the Orioles awaited. After three games in Camden, they finally got to play at home as the Cardinals came to town. Let’s take a look at how the week went. THE GAMES GAME 4: 2-0 Loss at Baltimore (1-3) The Brewers offense continued to sputter as Cedric Mullins’ two run single in the second inning was all Baltimore needed to get the shutout victory. The Brewer offense…

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Adames Tag scaled

The Major League Baseball season is finally underway and the Milwaukee Brewers were the very first team to take the field. With a three game series against the Chicago Cubs now in the rearview mirror, let’s take a look at how the team fared in the first week of the season. The Games GAME 1: 5-4 Loss in Chicago (0-1) The Brewers scored the very first run of the MLB season on a Lorenzo Cain groundout but it wasn’t enough. A Nico Hoerner two-run homer and Ian Happ two-run double accounted for all of the Cubs run in their win.…

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Weston Wilson scaled

Every year, there’s a prospect who gets promoted and out of nowhere becomes an impact player for their team. The Milwaukee Brewers have seen that happen numerous times over the past decade. Pitchers like Mitch Stetter came in and threw important innings with little fanfare. For hitters, there’s always the Mike Riveras or Nate Orfs. Sometimes it’s a player coming over from an outside league in a different country, like Nori Aoki. Impact players can arrive with little to no hype and still be a key part of a championship team. The Brewers currently have some guys with that potential…

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